Comments on: The Lobo MAX-80 http://www.trs-80.org/lobo-max-80/ TRS-80.org is a source for information about the Radio Shack TRS-80 line of computers, hardware, and software, with articles, interviews, and more! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phil http://www.trs-80.org/lobo-max-80/comment-page-1/#comment-39223 Phil Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:45:22 +0000 http://www.trs-80.org/lobo-max-80/#comment-39223 Wow - this site brings back memories. I was in high school (or the equivalent) in England and since I couldn't afford the TRS-80 I had a Video Genie. A far east copy of the hardware that ran all these games and other software. I can't believe that I'd forgotten Starfighter... I played that game for hours and it held my imagination as much as any game since. Thanks for the site :) Wow – this site brings back memories. I was in high school (or the equivalent) in England and since I couldn’t afford the TRS-80 I had a Video Genie. A far east copy of the hardware that ran all these games and other software.

I can’t believe that I’d forgotten Starfighter… I played that game for hours and it held my imagination as much as any game since.

Thanks for the site :)

]]> By: Chuck de Young http://www.trs-80.org/lobo-max-80/comment-page-1/#comment-30151 Chuck de Young Fri, 22 Apr 2011 15:10:37 +0000 http://www.trs-80.org/lobo-max-80/#comment-30151 This is the computer I most regret not having today! I owned one of these fine machines in the 1980's, and came from a TRS-80 background, but this was the time period that I was working in CP/M and the Lobo became my main machine. I had dual DD DS 8" drives, as well as multiple 5.25" floppies, but never a hard drive. I remember falling asleep to the clicking and whirring of the drives, and the blinking of the LEDs as some big job was running. I wrote some very good code on that machine, and it is not going too far to save I loved it. Like the Velveteen Rabbit, I put it aside as I moved into the world of the PC, and I actually remember that for awhile I had two, and now I have none, but I do not remember how I parted with it. I would love to have one again, with the eight inch drives, and all, but I have never seen one for sale. The Max-80 was a great computer, LDOS was a fine operating system, and I have been very fond of other computers I have owned in the 25 years since then, but this might have been the one, the single best machine ever. Chuck This is the computer I most regret not having today! I owned one of these fine machines in the 1980′s, and came from a TRS-80 background, but this was the time period that I was working in CP/M and the Lobo became my main machine. I had dual DD DS 8″ drives, as well as multiple 5.25″ floppies, but never a hard drive.

I remember falling asleep to the clicking and whirring of the drives, and the blinking of the LEDs as some big job was running. I wrote some very good code on that machine, and it is not going too far to save I loved it. Like the Velveteen Rabbit, I put it aside as I moved into the world of the PC, and I actually remember that for awhile I had two, and now I have none, but I do not remember how I parted with it.

I would love to have one again, with the eight inch drives, and all, but I have never seen one for sale. The Max-80 was a great computer, LDOS was a fine operating system, and I have been very fond of other computers I have owned in the 25 years since then, but this might have been the one, the single best machine ever.

Chuck

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